Table 7

Placement of 1996-97 English PhDs by Sex and Region of Degree-granting Institution

This table is arranged in two parts, the first showing information for the Northeast, Midwest, and South Atlantic regions, the second for the South Central, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Coast regions.

Part 1 of 2

Northeast

Midwest

South Atlantic

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Number of PhDs reported

189

129

178

140

127

99

Percent with unknown employment status

7.94%

4.65%

7.30%

3.57%

9.45%

4.04%

Teaching in higher education:

78.44%

70.54%

68.71%

70.77%

76.79%

72.04%

Tenure-track appointment

44.91%

43.75%

27.61%

31.54%

25.89%

41.94%

Full-time non-tenure-track appointment:

17.37%

17.86%

29.45%

24.62%

40.18%

20.43%

Renewable

10.78%

10.71%

22.70%

16.92%

25.89%

10.75%

1 yr

6.59%

7.14%

6.75%

7.69%

14.29%

9.68%

Part-time appointment

16.17%

8.93%

11.66%

14.62%

10.71%

9.68%

Other higher education placement:

Postdoctoral fellowship

2.40%

4.46%

3.68%

3.85%

0.89%

4.30%

Academic administration

2.40%

3.57%

6.13%

2.31%

3.57%

2.15%

Placement outside higher education:

6.59%

11.61%

8.59%

13.08%

10.71%

12.90%

Secondary or elementary school teaching

2.40%

3.57%

1.23%

3.08%

2.68%

5.38%

Government

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.89%

0.00%

Not-for-profit organization

1.80%

0.89%

1.84%

3.85%

5.36%

2.15%

For-profit business

1.80%

5.36%

3.68%

4.62%

1.79%

4.30%

Self-employed

0.60%

1.79%

1.84%

1.54%

0.00%

1.08%

Not employed:

8.38%

8.93%

11.66%

10.00%

7.14%

8.60%

Seeking

4.79%

8.04%

10.43%

10.00%

3.57%

7.53%

Not seeking

3.59%

0.89%

1.23%

0.00%

3.57%

1.08%

Tenure-track part-time position

0.60%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Teaching, classification unknown

1.20%

0.89%

1.23%

0.00%

0.89%

0.00%

Basis for %s

167

112

163

130

112

93

Part 2 of 2

South Central

Rocky Mountain

Pacific Coast

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Number of PhDs reported

71

52

22

18

119

81

Percent with unknown employment status

5.80%

6.12%

9.09%

0.00%

9.40%

6.33%

Teaching in higher education:

63.08%

63.04%

75.00%

64.71%

77.36%

72.97%

Tenure-track appointment

26.15%

36.96%

35.00%

17.65%

26.42%

28.38%

Full-time non-tenure-track appointment:

26.15%

13.04%

15.00%

35.29%

31.13%

31.08%

Renewable

15.38%

8.70%

15.00%

35.29%

19.81%

25.68%

1 yr

10.77%

4.35%

0.00%

0.00%

11.32%

5.41%

Part-time appointment

10.77%

13.04%

25.00%

11.76%

19.81%

13.51%

Other higher education placement:

Postdoctoral fellowship

3.08%

4.35%

0.00%

5.88%

6.60%

1.35%

Academic administration

1.54%

4.35%

0.00%

0.00%

0.94%

0.00%

Placement outside higher education:

16.92%

21.74%

15.00%

23.53%

10.38%

6.76%

Secondary and elementary teaching

9.23%

4.35%

0.00%

5.88%

2.83%

2.70%

Government

0.00%

0.00%

5.00%

0.00%

0.94%

0.00%

Not-for-profit organization

1.54%

6.52%

5.00%

5.88%

2.83%

0.00%

For-profit business

3.08%

8.70%

5.00%

11.76%

2.83%

1.35%

Self-employed

3.08%

2.17%

0.00%

0.00%

0.94%

2.70%

Not employed:

13.85%

6.52%

10.00%

5.88%

4.72%

18.92%

Seeking

7.69%

6.52%

5.00%

5.88%

4.72%

18.92%

Not seeking

6.15%

0.00%

5.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Teaching, classification unknown

1.54%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Basis for %s

65

46

20

17

106

74

Note: The numbers of PhDs used to calculate the placement percentages given in 7 include all PhDs whose employment placements were reported as known and who remained in the US after receiving their degrees.